Contact:
Warren Slocum, Chief Elections Officer
Phone: (650) 363-4988 E-mail: wslocum@smcare.org

Alternate:
David Tom, Elections Manager
Phone: (650) 312-5222 E-mail: dtom@smcare.org

Write-In Candidate Filing Period Open

for candidates seeking offices appearing on the June 3 Statewide Direct Primary Election

Redwood City, CA –Warren Slocum, San Mateo County’s Chief Elections Officer, announced today that the filing period for write-in candidates for offices appearing on the June 3, 2008 ballot is open.

Eligible persons desiring to declare write-in candidacy for federal, state, and local offices may file nomination documents with the Elections Office at 40 Tower Road, San Mateo, until
5 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, 2008. Please contact the Filing Officer, Lupe Sanchez at (650) 312-5293 or lsanchez@smcare.org to schedule an appointment.

Those interested in becoming a write-in candidate for elective city offices must file their nomination documents with the City Clerk within the same time frame. A write-in candidacy is available for the June Statewide Direct Primary Election in the Town of Atherton.

Write-in candidates must be voters in the district or political subdivision in which they are to be voted on except for federal offices. No fee or charge shall be required of a write-in candidate except in the case of a candidate for city office, as provided in Section 10228 of the California Election Code.